Impact of Stress on Healthcare Professionals
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
Stress and illness are deep-rooted in a bio-psychosocial matrix of several system levels. Each system can be either a source of stress or a support system for stress. Stress being a part of feedback system in a community or family, is often associated with the onset of illness if demands for adaptation are excessive. Chronic psychological stress may reduce the biological resilience and disturb adrenocortical homeostasis leading to abnormalities in cortisol action. The subtle abnormalities in cortisol action may lead to Metabolic Syndrome (MS). Stress and MS being symbiotic, the current strategy for prevention and treatment of MS is rapidly shifting towards life style modification as the stress severity is influenced by life style. In view of this, a cross sectional study was done in health Care professionals working in a tertiary care hospital as theyare one among the groups who are facing a lot of stressors. By Holmes-Rahe Scale, the prevalence of stress was 16.4% among 303 participants. Trend Chi-Square test showed significantly increasing prevalence of MS as the level of stress increased (odds ratio-19.6, P<0.001) and severity of stress increased (odds ratio-28.3, P<0.001).In the search for better management of MS, the influence of lifestyle which includes diet, yoga, meditation, exercise, sleep, on stress were also analyzed. By multiple binary logistic regression analysis, subjects having stress along poor life style had high prevalence of MS than those having stress along good life style pattern (odds ratio1.684, P<0.001).Thisemphasize the significant association between stress and MS and implies it is modifiable by good life style pattern.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. B. Lavanya Devi, Dr. K. R. Minu Meenakshi Devi, Dr. R. Shanthi
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